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Negotiating the St Helens Barway

30 August 2012 Comments off

Many skippers of vessels assume that it is not possible or safe to cross the St Helens bar into Georges Bay. It is, of course, true that the barway presents a problem with a swell on it, which is no different to most other river entrances on the East Coast of Australia. However, these conditions […]

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Dredging at Pelican Point Complete

1 June 2011 Comments off

Access to Georges Bay has become safer with dredging at Pelican Point now complete, providing better and safer access for larger boats to enter Georges Bay to unload their fish catch or to re-fuel. During the first stage of the project (2009) more than 200,000 cubic metres of sand was removed from the entrance to […]

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Dredging at Pelican Point

17 March 2011 Comments off

After a two week delay, dredging at Pelican Point will now commence on Friday 18th March. Full information is available on the MAST website, and the NOTICE TO MARINERS relating to the dredging transiting procedures can be downloaded from the same page. The dredge equipment is currently at Stieglitz where the discharge pipe is being […]

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Dredging at Pelican Point to Resume

15 February 2011 Comments off

Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) are preparing to resume dredging at Pelican Point again. Hopefully this dredging will last some time giving greater access to the port for larger vessels. The barway channel is moving although not causing any concern. We recommend, as usual, that masters of vessels wanting to enter Georges Bay seek local […]

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Pelican Point Dredging Completed

10 July 2010 Comments off

The dregding on the channel at Pelican Point was completed this week and half a metre of additional depth has been added. The channel should now be navigable at all times to vessels up to 1.8 metre draft. At high tide, up to 3 metres of water is available throughout. Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) […]

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